Tag: Vontae Davis

With the Dolphins’ roster finally at full capacity of 90 players, and the draft officially in the books, let’s take a look at the contracts of the Dolphins’ rookie class and how they will affect the team’s salary cap.

The Dolphins’ rookie pool is the highest in the NFL this year: They have $7,839,986 salary cap dollars to spend on their nine draft picks. And the Dolphins have nothing to worry …

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The Dolphins biggest need in the NFL Draft is on the offensive line.

The Dolphins have a glaring hole at one of two offensive tackle spots after Jake Long departed for St. Louis last month (Jonathan Martin can play either side). This year’s draft, which begins in 17 days, has three elite tackle prospects in Texas A&M’s Luke Joeckel, Central Michigan’s Eric Fisher …

Jeff Ireland already had all the ammo he needs in April’s draft to re-stock his roster with young talent, or trade up if there’s a player he wants.

Monday evening, he got even more.

The Dolphins were awarded two compensatory draft picks by the NFL based on their free agent gains in losses last offseason — a fifth-rounder and a seventh-rounder. The Dolphins only signed one free agent of note — CB …

It’s hardly a secret that the Dolphins are flush with cash this offseason. At the start of business on Monday morning, they had almost $45 million in salary cap space, and many around the NFL expect them to throw big money at free agents as they look to upgrade Ryan Tannehill’s …

In his latest CineSport video, The Post’s Ben Volin breaks down potential free agent WR Mike Wallace and the Dolphins’ other options at receiver, where the Dolphins could go with the 12th pick in the draft, and the Sean Smith–Vontae Davis tampering episode:

1. Dolphins are exactly who we thought they were at the beginning of the season.

Dolphins fans aren’t exactly thrilled with the performance of their team this season. The Fins are 6-8, headed to their fourth straight non-winning season, and even with yesterday’s 24-3 win over Jacksonville, the Dolphins haven’t inspired a ton of confidence for the future.

The Dolphins have allowed 14 sacks in seven games, tied for 10th-fewest in the NFL, but they’ll really need to handle Colts pass rushers Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis today. If Ryan Tannehill plays, the Dolphins need to make sure he doen’t get blasted and worsen his left knee injury. If Matt Moore plays, …

Anyone listening to South Florida sports radio the past few days has heard nonstop speculation _ mostly from callers, not the hosts _ that the Dolphins could, should and will pursue Kansas City wide receiver Dwayne Bowe before today’s 4 o’clock trade deadline.

Coach Joe Philbin wasn’t offering any hints at his press conference Wednesday, replying “anything is possible” when asked if any moves were in the offing. But a Bowe …